Tótkomlós
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Tótkomlós
Slovenský Komlóš | |
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Postal code | 5940 |
Area code | (+36) 68 |
Website | www |
Tótkomlós (Slovak: Slovenský Komlóš) is a town in Békés County, Hungary.
Name
Komlós means "(place) with hops" in Hungarian, while prefix Tót is the word for Slovaks in old Hungarian. Hops also can be found in the coat of arms of the town.
Geography
Tótkomlós is located in the Great Hungarian Plain 225 kilometres (140 miles) southeast from Budapest. Mezőtúr-Orosháza-Mezőhegyes railway line crosses the town.[1]
History
The
Czechoslovak-Hungarian population exchange.[2]
People
- János Jankó (1833–1896), Hungarian painter
- Pál Závada (1954), Hungarian writer
- Gyurkovics Zsuzsa (1929), Hungarian actress
International relations
Twin towns — Sister cities
Tótkomlós is
twinned
with:
- Brețcu, Romania
- Galanta, Slovakia
- Jelšava, Slovakia
- Nădlac, Romania
- Neunkirchen am Brand, Germany
- Nové Zámky, Slovakia
- Zvolen, Slovakia
References
- ISBN 963-03-7576-1
- ISBN 963-9545-10-4, CD Atlas
External links
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Tótkomlós.
- Official website in Hungarian and Slovak